{"id":1071,"date":"2025-08-26T02:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-270-fall-23\/?page_id=1071"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:43:26","slug":"documentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-270-spring-2026\/documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Documentation is an important part of this course and the creative process in general. Practicing documentation will help you learn to explain your concepts clearly and create well designed artifacts of your work for future presentation in a portfolio or pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most projects start as a pitch, with written descriptions of the concept and deliverables, and visual references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following show examples of good documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systemshock.org\/index.php?PHPSESSID=io2jo027f3navm7heujtng53a5&amp;action=dlattach;topic=2121.0;attach=3683&amp;mid=21031&amp;sesc=0d8d4d5efc51bef22c30dd2e8f358e176bc84f53\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.systemshock.org\/index.php?PHPSESSID=io2jo027f3navm7heujtng53a5&amp;action=dlattach;topic=2121.0;attach=3683&amp;mid=21031&amp;sesc=0d8d4d5efc51bef22c30dd2e8f358e176bc84f53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BioShock Pitch PDF<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.systemshock.org\/index.php?PHPSESSID=io2jo027f3navm7heujtng53a5;topic=2121.msg21031#msg21031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gdcvault.com\/play\/1027721\/The-Art-of-Sable-Imperfection\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gdcvault.com\/play\/1027721\/The-Art-of-Sable-Imperfection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Art of &#8220;Sable&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cand.land\/new-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Groundbreaking UI (Halo)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/clvs\/manuals\/starfox2\/imgeu\/pdf\/CLV-P-SADK.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/clvs\/manuals\/starfox2\/imgeu\/pdf\/CLV-P-SADK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Star Fox 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180426231319\/https:\/\/www.giantsparrow.com\/blog\/?p=587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Early concept docs for What Remains of Edith Finch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tutorials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Documentation tutorials for screen shots and video recordings for Mac and Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Screenshots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to take a screenshot on a PC or Laptop any Windows\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gbJr0Cv95n8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to take a screenshot on a PC or Laptop any Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn How To Take a Proper Screenshot On a Mac In One Minute\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X5Oq2_YXV6s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to take a screenshot on your Mac \u2014 Apple Support<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Screen recording<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Record Your Screen With INTERNAL AUDIO on Mac (FREE)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/prUVS0HF2gU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to Record Your Screen With INTERNAL AUDIO on Mac (FREE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Screen Record on Windows 10\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mVJsm_000c0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to Screen Record on Windows 10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recording with OBS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udd34 How to use OBS for Screen Recording or Streaming - Beginner Tutorial\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ySENWFIkL7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Practicing documentation will help you learn to explain your concepts clearly and create well designed artifacts of your work for future presentation in a portfolio or pitch. 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